I’ve been writing in my blogs for the month of July about things that relate to the Law of Attraction. In today’s blog, I am focusing my attention on Gratitude. Gratitude is one of the muscles that we need to exercise if we are going to see a return of that for which we’ve asked / believed. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) reads, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Once you saw that the numbers matched, you would know that you had won and you would start to lay claim on that money even before you showed your winning ticket to the lottery official. In your mind, you would start spending the money, investing the money, and determining exactly how this win-fall was going to change your life.
If you received an inheritance from a relative who passed on, would you wait to believe that you had received an inheritance until you received a check in your hand and were able to get to your bank to deposit the funds and then wait a few days for the check to clear to know that you had received something of value? I’m asserting that you would already believe you had received the money before you ever saw the evidence of it.
Gratitude works from two realms: (1) the realm of giving thanks for those things which are physically present in your life & (2) the realm of giving thanks in believing that you have received that for which you asked.
When we use the tool of gratitude in the first realm, we are giving thanks to God for the blessings that we currently have in our lives. This is another way that we can turn our bad thoughts into thoughts that bring us joy and happiness. The art of Thanksgiving always causes our hearts to overflow with good feelings. Make it a practice to start off every day with some thoughts of thanksgiving - - giving gratitude to God for the good things in your life. See if this practice doesn’t turn around your mood for the remainder of the day.
When we use the tool of gratitude in the second realm, we are thanking God for providing that for which we have asked. Gratitude in this realm then, is part of the 2nd step - - the step of believing. If you truly believe that you received what you asked for, you will easily be able to give thanks to God for providing that thing. We needn’t get stuck on whether or not the requested thing is yet physically seen. This type of gratitude is just like the thanksgiving you would give if you had received an inheritance. Your money may not yet be in hand, but you know that it is yours.
In closing, I am sharing the following quotes about Gratitude:
“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” - Epictetus
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness. It will change your life mightily.” - Gerald Good
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” - John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” - William Arthur Ward
"You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you." - Sarah Ban Breathnach
"To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven." - Johannes A. Gaertner
“The daily practice of gratitude is one of the conduits by which your wealth will come to you.” Wallace Wattles
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